Renswoude – His uncle Henk-Jan Held belongs to the golden volleyball generation, which gave the Netherlands Olympic gold in 1996. For Maarten van Garderen, player in the current Orange squad, it is an early childhood memory. The resident of Renswoude was six when the current assistant national coach of the Orange squad received his medal in Atlanta. Together they will be active at the World Cup in Slovenia and Poland from Saturday.
No clarity about the future of 32-year-old Van Garderen after the Volleyball World Cup: ‘Don’t think too many steps ahead’
